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2019 Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup calendar and entry list released

5 Dec 2018

The calendar for next season has been revealed and the entry list confirms the competitors

After another incredible season of the Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup, 2019 is already appearing on the horizon and the calendar and entry list for the sixth season have now been revealed. Candidates from the Selection Event at Sepang join those who return from 2018, creating another incredible grid of competitors gearing up for six more race weekends.

Six countries are represented on the provisional entry list: Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Turkey, Australia and Indonesia. Seven of the youngsters rode in the Cup last season and return, with 14 new faces joining them on the grid. Two reserve riders have also been chosen.

SELECTED & RESERVE RIDERS FOR 2019

START N.

RIDER NAME

NAT

AGE

2

REI WAKAMATSU

JPN

12

3

SHO NISHIMURA

JPN

16

4

AFRIDZA SYACH MUNANDAR

INA

18

5

TACHTTACHTAKORN BUARSI

THA

17

6

WARIT THONGNOPPAKUN

THA

19

7

MUHAMMAD HILDHAN KUSUMA

INA

16

8

RYOSUKE BANDO

JPN

15

9

M. IDIL FITRI BIN MAHADI

MAL

15

10

HERJUN ATNA FIRDAUS

INA

14

11

TAKUMA MATSUYAMA

JPN

13

12

JACOB JOHN ROULSTONE

AUS

13

13

M. SYARIFUDDIN BIN AZMAN

MAL

16

14

SHOKI IGARASHI

JPN

16

15

PIYAWAT PATOOMYOS

THA

19

16

MOHAMMAD ADENANTA PUTRA

INA

13

17

KADIR ERBAY

TUR

12

18

HARRISON SAMUEL VOIGHT

AUS

12

19

LUKE POWER

AUS

13

20

ABDUL GOFAR MUTAQUIM

INA

14

21

M. DANIAL SYAHMI BIN AHMAD SHAHRIL

MAL

15

23

KOPCHAI SAE

THA

18

RESERVE RIDERS

23

M. AIMAN BIN AZMAN

MAL

18

24

SHOTA KIUCHI

JPN

15

The first race weekend of the year sees the Cup racing alongside MotoGP™️ at the Grand Prix of Qatar from the 8th to 10th March, and the season begins with a back-to-back bang as the IATC then heads for Buriram in Thailand the weekend after. The next date is the Cup’s first visit to Sepang International Circuit as they race as part of the Malaysian Superbike Championship from the 14th to 16th June, and then there’s a summer break before the second half of the season kicks off at Buriram alongside MotoGP™️ from the 4th to 6th October. The Cup then heads for the Twin Ring Motegi in Japan two weeks later, before the season finale once again takes place at Sepang and another exciting season concludes in early November.